>> Never heard of this. What does the concept of god have anything to do wi= th >> a >> switching regulator? >> >> Honest question. > Is he paying you to ask the straight lines? :) > So, imagine you woke up one morning with an idea for a circuit, a complet= e > one, and you built it, and it worked without needing changes. =A0And you = knew > this wasn't something you were normally capable of. =A0What would you > attribute it to? =A0Even if in fun? =A0Even if you just wanted a metaphor= for > it. Rushing. More anon maybe. Note: I too can "explain away" any "miraculous " occurrences. Some manage to explain away occurrences with probabilities that far outweigh the capabilities of the universe to produce the observed result. (eg Proton decay may be more probable). If these are no problem to true-disbelievers then any "miracle" that I can muster will be easily dismissed. Impossibilish spec. Out of time. No budget Much thought had been expended. Glasshouse at bottom of garden. Set a while... . Write a spec. Not overly technical terms but specific. About 10points. Add date and time. Sign it (not anything I'd ever done before). Stand up and walk up yard though garden. 10 seconds (maybe it took that long to realise). The full design (very simple in reality)(as the spec required). Built and running in an hour to two hours. Met every point. That was 2001. Yes, of course I still have the piece of paper (or a copy?) - taped on toilet door with other interesting stuff.. 10 seconds isn't bad. Yes, of course it can be explained away. So can abiogenesis :-) R --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .